Detachable box cover



Aug. 14, E923. MEMSW F. G. SALERNU DETACHABLB BOX COVER Filed June 30, 1922 Patented Aug. '14, 1923.

"FERDINANDO YSALEBNO, or cnIoae 'iLLnvois;

DE'iiiicHABLE isox covnnr r aaa ifiie'a une so, ieza'f's riai No. 572,611;

To d-ll whomiit may concern:

, "Be it known that I, mmsm i olgl SA ERNO, a citizenjof the United States, re-

siding at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois',have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Box'Covers of which the 'following is boxes in which biscuits, wafers and like goods manufactured by wholesale manufacturing bakers are packed and distributed to theretail trade. The object of my inven-. tionis the productionof an inexpensive and c practical cover which can .jbe 'supplied to re tail dealers and by them readily applied to such abox after the original cover of nailed boards has been removed, and used to" give ready access to the box while'the contents arebeing sold, and which, after the box has been emptied, can be readily removed and placed on a fresh .box. To this end I have devised novel hingemembers securedto the cover and having one element adapted to'be detachably aiiixedto a box side of standard construction, and my invention relates to the construction and arrangement of these hinge members and their comblnation and association with the cover and the box to at-.'

tain theobjects and effect, the results of such an organization for realizing the advantages before referred to. In the appended claims I have more particularly pointed out the essential elements of my invention and distinguished it from the prior art known to me, it being understood, however, that the particular construction hereinafter described and which is shown in the drawings is susceptible of modification and variation Within the true scope and intendment of the claims and Without departing from the spirit of my invention. i

In the drawings I have illustrated an embodiment of my invention in a preferred form, Figure 1 illustrating'a portion, of a box with my novel hinged cover applied thereto; Fig. ,2 a sectional view; Fig. 3 a perspective View of the hinge member.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures of the drawing.

The box 1 which is shown in part in Figure 1 of the drawing may be taken to be a box which has been received filled with Wafers or other articles to be retailed and from whi'ch the original covering of boards upon one side has been removed to permit the application of the cover, 2 to the box side 1'? as a' c.losure for the open side of the tangular'frame and is permanently equipped with a pair of hinges consisting each of a.

box. Thi's covefrconsists of' a glazed recnei vertical member of the frame and intermediate portions- 3 and across portion 3? bent at right angles to the portions 3, so that such parts lie adjacent and-parallel with the rear face of'the frame member.

The cross member of theportion 4 is pivotally engaged by a substantially cylindrical bearing roll 5Iformed in the intermediate portion of the other 'hinge"member," marked B, which consists of a flat strip of'stiffsheet metal having an inner end portione 'arranged to cooperate with .theinner face of the side: of the box, a' connecting cross-portion'7, the roll 5 before rne'ntioned,f an intermediate outer portion 8 parallel with the portion 6and arranged to contact the outer face of'the side of thebox an obliquely bent intermediate bracing portion 9, andi'a terminal crossportion 10 in the plane of the cross portion 7 and/abutting against the roll 5. It will be noted that Whenthe cover is in Wide open position the crossportion 10 serves fasa' stop whichjthe face at the edge of the inner frame memberof the cover may bring up against. The oblique portion 9 braces and stiifens the parts of the hinge member adjacent the bearing roll.

Near the outer end of the portion 6 of the hinge member B the metal is punched toform a short inwardly-extending engaging stud 11 which is sufficiently, sharp to permit it to be forced into the box side 1 after the hinge member has been sprung into engaging position. The inherent strength and resiliency of the metal, it will be understood are such that the hingesmay readily be seated by the application of positive force, but will resist disengagement sufficiently to hold the'box cover securely in position. 7 7 I w The roll of'the hinge member B lies outside of the plane of the box side, and the pintle lies adjacent and slightly inside the plane of the inner face of the cover, so that when the door is swung to open position standing clear, wholly outside the plane of,

the inner face of thesideof the=bX.' 1

As will be clear from the foregoing description, no nails',- bolts or screws are needed for attachment oii'fthe jcover to the box, andthe cover can be more'readily taken .10 lf one box andplaced on another than in an prior removable cover ofwhichfIi a'In' theientire inside o lthe boX is exposed when the cover. is open.

v While I have describedin'y, 11ml hinged cover with reference to the particular use,

forwl1icl1 it' was devised, itwill be under-. stood thatit is capable of being employed as a closureforany kind of container or r receptacle or for hingedly connecting any kind of a'leaf removably to a flat member correspondingly related tothe' leaf in the sanierelation that the coverherein described 7 bears to the bo-xside engaged by the hinges. 'I claim: I v i I sf 1. -A closure for open-side boxes and the like comprising a cover equipped with hinges havinga pintlehingegele nent secured to 4 the'cover and the other element formed of a stripof sheet Inetal having parallel engaging sides and a roll arrangedto-pivotally en gage said pintle,

4-2. A closure according to claiinlin said sheet .metal hinge element is formed with a connecting cross port-ion intermediate 40 said roll and a term nal portion forming one of the parallel engaging sides.

, 3 A elosureaccording to claim .1 in which said sheet metal hinge element is formed va1'e.j.--Moreover, such prior covers 'so as ama r 'h'aveiia ays. 'cq s d hinged sections-{one of which was secured: to 15 thebox, partially closing the side .to which it'wa'sfa'pplied, whereas with my novel cover,

with an oblique bracing portion connected.

with an oblique" bracing portion eonnected w e o e on o rd.,l l9l' il n receiving support sfrom said roll. V

4; A closure according to claim 1 in which .-'..said sheet metal hinge 'elenlent is formed with a stop arranged to cooperate with the face atthe'inner edge ofthe cover. 7

, 5. A closureaccord ng toclaiml inwhich said shetnieta'l' hinge element is formed with an 'oblique bracing portion conneeted toithel outer oneof; said ,parallel' -sides' 1 with a terminal cross portion} forininga stop arranged] to cooperate a, with the "face at the inner edgeof the cover. 7

" )6. A closure-accorhn'gto clainn 1 in said sheet metal hinge element. is forined totheouter one of said: parallel sides and also connected with a cross portion arranged ,7. A closureaccording to laim 1 in which if:

the axis ofth hinge l es outside the plane: of the outer face-of the box side and adja-v cent the plane of the inner face ofthe cover;

8.- A closure for open-side boxes and the;

T like vcomprising a cover equipped with hinges 1 having spring clipiinembers arranged to detachably grip a box side, at least one such member being equipped with an engagi g I studfr v V 9 YA closure foropen side boxes andthe' like comprising a cover equipped with hinges having a pintle member formed of wire'. having parallel prongs .anda cross-portion forining the pintle, said prongs being simi.-

larly bent to form end portions adapted-to be driven edgewiseinto the cover and bring,

. the axis of the pintle ad acent} the plane of the innerfface of the cover.

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